| MEADE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 829 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 2,074,294 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,502 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| MEADE COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 829 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 2,074,294 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 2,502 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | 62 | All Cattle | 1 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 8 | Beef Cows | 1 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 24 | Oats | 22 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 1 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 53 | |||||
| Sunflower | 25 | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 4 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,900 | 52 | 257,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 73,000 | 44 | 3,233,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 48,000 | 50 | 2,400,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 25,000 | 33 | 833,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 40 | 188,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 160,000 | 2.12 | 339,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 62,000 | 1.71 | 106,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 12,300 | 830 | 10,215,000 | pounds |
| 23,349 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 135,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 76,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,601 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 17,522 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,697 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $46,433 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,130 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,829 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,594 | |||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce | 1/ Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income. | |||
Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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